The Transfer of the OTT File by the Prosecutor in Banten Has the Potential to Inhibit the Legal Process

Photo Caption: KPK and Kejagung illustration. (Ist)

Expert in Criminal Law at the UBK, Hudi Yusuf, assessed that the transfer of the file of the suspect, Kasubag Daskrimti of the Banten High Prosecutor's Office, Redy Zulkarnaen, from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to the Attorney General's Office (Kejagung) has the potential to hinder the legal process.

He is worried that in the investigation process, investigators will be reluctant or 'ewuh pakewuh' when examining Redy Zulkarnaen considering the higher position factor. "It's better not to hand it over to the Attorney General's Office. Investigators can be reluctant to check their own colleagues so that the law enforcement process is hampered," he said, Sunday, December 21.

Hudi emphasized that the KPK should have the courage to handle the case independently and not entrust it to the Attorney General's Office, including conducting the investigation process until the transfer to trial. "It should be handled by the KPK and not handed over to the Attorney General's Office so that the law enforcement process can run as it should," he added.

Previously, the KPK held an OTT or closed investigation since Wednesday, December 17, 2025. The results of the activity were then forwarded to the Attorney General's Office after inter-agency coordination. The transfer was carried out because the Attorney General's Office had previously raised the status of the case to the investigation stage. On the same day, the KPK was conducting a closed investigation.

Meanwhile, the Attorney General's Office itself has named five suspects in the case of alleged extortion against foreign nationals from South Korea, namely the Tangerang District Attorney's Office Kasipidum Herdian Malda Ksastria (HMK), the Public Prosecutor at the Banten Attorney General's Office, Rivaldo Valini (RV), Kasubag Daskrimti Banten Attorney General's Office Redy Zulkarnaen (RZ), lawyer Didik Feriyanto (DF) and translator or linguist Maria Siska (MS).

The alleged extortion is related to the case of information and electronic transactions (ITE) criminal cases that are currently being processed in the Tangerang District Court trial. The defendants in the case are South Korean citizens and Indonesian citizens.

The victims were allegedly threatened with heavy sentences and detention if they did not hand over a certain amount of money. Initial evidence of extortion amounted to Rp941 million from the results of the KPK's OTT activities.